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Once the domain of hobbyists, digital currency first grabbed public attention in 2017 thanks to the meteoric rise of the price of a single Bitcoin to nearly $20,000. But for the payments industry—companies that enable fast, secure and affordable payments for merchants and consumers—the trade in Bitcoins was less compelling. Rather, it is the underlying […]

Two congressmen are introducing a bill that would exclude digital currencies from securities classification and substantially improve the tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. The new definition could benefit current cryptocurrency projects—such as Ripple’s XRP—and allow for ICOs and STOs to fundraise with more clarity. Today, CNBC reported that a bipartisan bill, the “Token Taxonomy Act” would […]

Zcash’s network hash rate has mysteriously spiked by over 40 percent since Dec. 10th. It is unknown what is causing the spike, but it could indicate a growing ASIC presence on Zcash, or, more likely, that a large mining conglomerate is returning to the fray. According to information from BitInfoCharts, from Dec. 10th to 18th, […]

Bitcoin Cash has reclaimed its position above Litecoin, by market capitalization, following meteoric gains in sync with the latest market upswing. Roger Ver can once more claim crowing rights from Charlie Lee. LTC enthusiasts have eagerly awaited the coin’s ascension above BCH, going so far as to build a website dedicated to monitoring the event. […]

Bloomberg reported that Tether “has the billions it promised,” suggesting that USDT could be backed one-to-one by dollars. That said, the reserves do not necessarily prove Tether’s innocence in a laundry list of other misconduct. On Dec. 18th, Bloomberg reported that “Crypto-Mystery Clues Suggest Tether Has the Billions It Promised,” citing statements that span four […]

After a year of price deterioration, the cryptocurrency market has recovered some during the last two days. There is speculation that the rally could spell the end to the year-long winter, with Bitcoin recovering $500 in value. Over the last two days, the markets have experienced a strong rally, with the overall market capitalization increasing […]

The cryptocurrency market saw a dramatic fallout throughout 2018. With Bitcoin falling from a value of $17,000 per coin in January of 2018 to around $3,500, many traders incurred losses since the start of the year. This post is the opinion of the author and is not financial, tax planning or tax advice. Please speak […]

In France, several proposed changes to the laws governing the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies were rejected in the parliament on December 17th. The proposals would have made the tax treatment for transacting in cryptocurrencies more advantageous. The decision comes a week after two French lawmakers released a report advocating for the investment of hundreds of […]

Today, Coinbase has added four new Ethereum ERC20 tokens to Coinbase Pro: Golem (GNT), Maker (MKR), Zilliqa (ZIL), and Dai (DAI). The coins are available for trade in several major jurisidictions. Coinbase announced in a blog post that the company is adding four new ERC20 tokens to its Coinbase Pro platform: Golem, Maker, Zilliqa, and […]

Coinbase recently announced the rollout of a new feature allowing users to directly place coin-to-coin trades rather than going through an intermediary fiat step. However, is it more cost-effective to make direct exchanges? Previous Setup Previously, if a Coinbase customer wanted to purchase Bitcoin using Ethereum, they’d have to first sell their Ether holdings for […]